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Police blast move to lift alcohol ban

DAVID KENT

ALLoWING fans to drink alcohol in the stands would be irresponsible and fuel disorder, says the UK’s football policing lead.

MP Tracey Crouch will recommend a pilot in the fourth tier and the National League as part of her fan-led review of football governance, due to be published next month.

Drinking in sight of the pitch has been banned in the top five tiers of the game since 1985, although it is still allowed at cricket, rugby, horseracing and darts.

But Chief Constable Mark Roberts says that adding alcohol would contribute to growing disorder in the sport and pointed to events at the Euro 2020 final at Wembley, where ticketless fans stormed gates and gained access.

‘Anyone who saw the crowds outside Wembley will know the role alcohol played,’ said Roberts. ‘I am incredulous that anyone would suggest adding more alcohol into the mix.’

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